Posts by epp_b

Quote: Epp_b: Are you saying that there's no way for me to get rid of this Norton Internet Security stuff, short of bringing out the Nukes?!? Say it isn't so! With some hacking around in the registry, it's possible...

Kaspersky I've heard only good things about this program. Updates are daily, and I think they are sometimes even more frequent if need be. Norton 2006 NAV is infamous for being plagued with miscellaneous software issues. Once you...

I for one am saddened by this news. My Maxtor drives have outlived every other brand I've ever used, noteably a Seagate that died within three months. Unless they still keep their brands separate and Maxtor still handles their own...

For sheer quality, IBM is the way to go. Those things are built like tanks. As long as you don't mind all sorts of proprietary features that can get in the way, I'm sure you like a Thinkpad.

Quote: Ever stop by the Acer section? You mean in an actual store to try it out in real life? Yes.

I don't like them, especially the cheap ones. The build quality is so poor that the LCDs flop around like balogna and they feel like they're going to fall apart all the time. I can't say the same about their higher end models (such as...

As much as several NBF members will flame me for this, Kingwin makes some good HDD enclosure products.

I would turn the laptop off every night, or at least put it into a low power state such as hibernate or standby. Laptop components, in particular, are subject to premature wear and tear when compared to desktops because... a) They are...

Quote: I get a deal to download all the songs I want... catch is they are ASF. Anyway to legally convert them? (notice www.cdigix.com) I tried something called ASX to MP3 convertor and it demands that I have liscence for the...

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